lecavalier:Boo_Guy: Seems a little quick to be adding some of these words to a dictionary to me.

If they're still being used in 5 years then add them.

Exactly.

By the way, I am still going to consider anyone who uses the word "literally" more than once a week to be a liar or an idiot. People always use the word "literally" when lying.

c. colloq. Used to indicate that some (freq. conventional) metaphorical or hyperbolical expression is to be taken in the strongest admissible sense: 'virtually, as good as'; (also) 'completely, utterly, absolutely'.Now one of the most common uses, although often considered irregular in standard English since it reverses the original sense of literally ('not figuratively or metaphorically').

1769 F. Brooke Hist. Emily Montague IV. ccxvii. 83 He is a fortunate man to be introduced to such a party of fine women at his arrival; it is literally to feed among the lilies.1801 Spirit of Farmers' Museum 262 He is, literally, made up of marechal powder, cravat, and bootees.1825 J. Denniston Legends Galloway 99 Lady Kirkclaugh, who, literally worn to a shadow, died of a broken heart.1863 F. A. Kemble Jrnl. Resid. Georgian Plantation 105 For the last four years..I literally coined money.1876 'M. Twain' Adventures Tom Sawyer ii. 20 And when the middle of the afternoon came, from being a poor poverty-stricken boy in the morning, Tom was literally rolling in wealth.1906 Westm. Gaz. 15 Nov. 2/1 Mr. Chamberlain literally bubbled over with gratitude.1975 Chem. Week (Nexis) 26 Mar. 10 'They're literally throwing money at these programs,' said a Ford Administration official.2008 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 22 Oct. a8/1 'OMG, I literally died when I found out!' No, you figuratively died. Otherwise, you would not be around to relay your pointless anecdote.

cycle23:lecavalier: Boo_Guy: Seems a little quick to be adding some of these words to a dictionary to me.

If they're still being used in 5 years then add them.

Exactly.

By the way, I am still going to consider anyone who uses the word "literally" more than once a week to be a liar or an idiot. People always use the word "literally" when lying.

c. colloq. Used to indicate that some (freq. conventional) metaphorical or hyperbolical expression is to be taken in the strongest admissible sense: 'virtually, as good as'; (also) 'completely, utterly, absolutely'.Now one of the most common uses, although often considered irregular in standard English since it reverses the original sense of literally ('not figuratively or metaphorically').

1769 F. Brooke Hist. Emily Montague IV. ccxvii. 83 He is a fortunate man to be introduced to such a party of fine women at his arrival; it is literally to feed among the lilies.1801 Spirit of Farmers' Museum 262 He is, literally, made up of marechal powder, cravat, and bootees.1825 J. Denniston Legends Galloway 99 Lady Kirkclaugh, who, literally worn to a shadow, died of a broken heart.1863 F. A. Kemble Jrnl. Resid. Georgian Plantation 105 For the last four years..I literally coined money.1876 'M. Twain' Adventures Tom Sawyer ii. 20 And when the middle of the afternoon came, from being a poor poverty-stricken boy in the morning, Tom was literally rolling in wealth.1906 Westm. Gaz. 15 Nov. 2/1 Mr. Chamberlain literally bubbled over with gratitude.1975 Chem. Week (Nexis) 26 Mar. 10 'They're literally throwing money at these programs,' said a Ford Administration official.2008 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 22 Oct. a8/1 'OMG, I literally died when I found out!' No, you figuratively died. Otherwise, you would not be around to relay your pointless anecdote.

sendtodave:LordJiro: Jayberrysparklesalot: The fact that "Twerk" has been added to the OED as an actual word just tells me that the end times are definitely here. OED is desperate for attention.

FTFY.

So, the OED twerks?

Autocorrect hates that word.

Think about it. How often do people give half a shiat about dictionaries UNLESS they've pulled some stunt like adding a dumbass word-of-the-week, or deciding "literally" can also officially mean "the exact opposite of literally"?

Near as I can tell from reading the article, these terms weren't added to the Oxford English Dictionary, but the Oxford Dictionaries Online; a search engine of current colloquial terms and accepted words. They are both maintained by Oxford University Press, but OED and ODO are two different databases.

LordJiro:sendtodave: LordJiro: Jayberrysparklesalot: The fact that "Twerk" has been added to the OED as an actual word just tells me that the end times are definitely here. OED is desperate for attention.

FTFY.

So, the OED twerks?

Autocorrect hates that word.

Think about it. How often do people give half a shiat about dictionaries UNLESS they've pulled some stunt like adding a dumbass word-of-the-week, or deciding "literally" can also officially mean "the exact opposite of literally"?

sendtodave:cycle23: lecavalier: Boo_Guy: Seems a little quick to be adding some of these words to a dictionary to me.

If they're still being used in 5 years then add them.

Exactly.

By the way, I am still going to consider anyone who uses the word "literally" more than once a week to be a liar or an idiot. People always use the word "literally" when lying.

c. colloq. Used to indicate that some (freq. conventional) metaphorical or hyperbolical expression is to be taken in the strongest admissible sense: 'virtually, as good as'; (also) 'completely, utterly, absolutely'.Now one of the most common uses, although often considered irregular in standard English since it reverses the original sense of literally ('not figuratively or metaphorically').

1769 F. Brooke Hist. Emily Montague IV. ccxvii. 83 He is a fortunate man to be introduced to such a party of fine women at his arrival; it is literally to feed among the lilies.1801 Spirit of Farmers' Museum 262 He is, literally, made up of marechal powder, cravat, and bootees.1825 J. Denniston Legends Galloway 99 Lady Kirkclaugh, who, literally worn to a shadow, died of a broken heart.1863 F. A. Kemble Jrnl. Resid. Georgian Plantation 105 For the last four years..I literally coined money.1876 'M. Twain' Adventures Tom Sawyer ii. 20 And when the middle of the afternoon came, from being a poor poverty-stricken boy in the morning, Tom was literally rolling in wealth.1906 Westm. Gaz. 15 Nov. 2/1 Mr. Chamberlain literally bubbled over with gratitude.1975 Chem. Week (Nexis) 26 Mar. 10 'They're literally throwing money at these programs,' said a Ford Administration official.2008 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 22 Oct. a8/1 'OMG, I literally died when I found out!' No, you figuratively died. Otherwise, you would not be around to relay your pointless anecdote.

The word twerk has been around since the 90's and as always meant the same thing. As for selfie, I thought it meant something completely different when I first heard it. Hell, I thought I had been giving myself selfies since the 80's. Imagine my surprise when I found out what it means now.

Unoriginal_Username:Zizzowop: Heard a guy the other night use the word (as a verb actually) 'vape' to vape or vaping, i.e., smoking with an e-cigarette or e-hooka. He said, 'I even vape in my cube'.

there is a commercial that plays on the radio with some chick saying that. I cringe every time I hear it.

I understand that the language evolves, but must all the new words make people sound like idiots?

Yeah, and it was how he said it so casually, and the context being he was an ex-smoker, and that the technology for e-cigarettes has reached some sort of tipping point. I said, and apparently it's created a new verb as well. He didn't get it.